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charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Document where exported and imported symbols are kept, format options, and limitations. Signed-off-by: Matthew Maurer --- Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/module= s.rst index 101de236cd0c9abe1f5684d80063ff3f9a7fc673..c32e3ed67cd26070f6929f6ad98= c4308a1ab71f8 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst @@ -423,6 +423,26 @@ Symbols From the Kernel (vmlinux + modules) 1) It lists all exported symbols from vmlinux and all modules. 2) It lists the CRC if CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is enabled. =20 +Version Information Formats +--------------------------- + + Exported symbols have information stored in __ksymtab or __ksymtab_gpl + sections. Symbol names and namespaces are stored in __kstrtab and + __kstrtabns respectively, using a format similar to the string table + used for ELF. If CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is enabled, the CRCs corresponding + to exported symbols will be added to the __kcrctab or __kcrctab_gpl. + + If CONFIG_BASIC_MODVERSIONS is enabled (default with + CONFIG_MODVERSIONS), imported symbols will have their symbol name and + CRC stored in the __versions section of the importing module. This + mode only supports symbols of length up to 64 bytes. + + If CONFIG_EXTENDED_MODVERSIONS is enabled (required to enable both + CONFIG_MODVERSIONS and CONFIG_RUST at the same time), imported symbols + will have their symbol name recorded in the __version_ext_names + section as a series of concatenated, null-terminated strings. CRCs for + these symbols will be recorded in the __version_ext_crcs section. + Symbols and External Modules ---------------------------- =20 --=20 2.47.0.371.ga323438b13-goog